decedent
IPA: dɛsˈidʌnt
noun
- (law, chiefly US) A dead person.
adjective
- Removing; departing; deceased.
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Examples of "decedent" in Sentences
- No doubt he's Genghis Khan's decedent.
- The executor marshals the decedent's assets.
- Claims to be decedent of ninja Sandayu Momoichi.
- The decedent should keep the original in safekeeping.
- Control by the decedent of the details of the funeral.
- I'm a decedent of a person with a biograph onWikipedia.
- If the decedent was a member of the laity their feet face the altar.
- If the decedent was a member of the clergy the head faces the altar.
- Such a sale and division may also be mandated in the will of the decedent.
- The Supreme Court has ruled that the income of a decedent's estate is taxable.
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